Quiet, withdrawn, and rarely making eye contact, Julie admits she never had many friends. She takes any sort of criticism harshly, to the point of quitting a college class or isolating herself, and has a history of low self esteem, not feeling good enough or pretty enough to enjoy participating in group activitie...

Quiet, withdrawn, and rarely making eye contact, Julie admits she never had many friends. She takes any sort of criticism harshly, to the point of quitting a college class or isolating herself, and has a history of low self esteem, not feeling good enough or pretty enough to enjoy participating in group activities.This training title highlights the major symptoms of F60.6 Avoidant Personality Disorder. Symptoms of Avoidant Personality Disorder...Quiet, withdrawn, and rarely making eye contact, Julie admits she never had many friends. She takes any sort of criticism harshly, to the point of quitting a college class or isolating herself, and has a history of low self esteem, not feeling good enough or pretty enough to enjoy participating in group activities.This training title highlights the major symptoms of F60.6 Avoidant Personality Disorder. Symptoms of Avoidant Personality Disorder may include: avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact because of fears of criticism, disapproval, or rejection; is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked; shows restraint within intimate relationships because of the fear of being shamed or ridiculed; is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations; is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy; views self as socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others; and is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may prove embarrassing.
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Explore practical techniques designed to offer clients an emotionally corrective relational experience in psychotherapy, and learn how to best engage clients with avoidant, ambivalent/anxious, and disorganized attachment styles in ways that invite them into a different way of being in the world.

Explore practical techniques designed to offer clients an emotionally corrective relational experience in psychotherapy, and learn how to best engage clients with avoidant, ambivalent/anxious, and disorganized attachment styles in ways that invite them into a different way of being in the world.

Hypnotic interventions can offer a cognitive shift toward tolerating uncertainty, positive expectancy, and a framework for taking action essential to helping the anxious person recover. Hypnosis is an opportunity to introduce and solidify these elements of active treatment. Educational Objectives: 1. Describe the importance of action versus avoidance in the treatment of anxiety disorders. 2. Create a metaphor that suggests to the anxious client t...Hypnotic interventions can offer a cognitive shift toward tolerating uncertainty, positive expectancy, and a framework for taking action essential to helping the anxious person recover. Hypnosis is an opportunity to introduce and solidify these elements of active treatment. Educational Objectives: 1. Describe the importance of action versus avoidance in the treatment of anxiety disorders. 2. Create a metaphor that suggests to the anxious client the need for action and practice. 3. Create a post-hypnotic suggestion that supports the tolerance of uncertainty when feeling fearful or anxious.
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Client discusses the extreme sense of betrayal she feels from her husband and how she wishes he would apologized. Client discusses her anxiety issues and how overly-critical she is of herself and others.

Client discusses the extreme sense of betrayal she feels from her husband and how she wishes he would apologized. Client discusses her anxiety issues and how overly-critical she is of herself and others.